County government · Sherman County, OR

Sherman County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Sherman County took in $20.7 million and spent $15.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (road charges, parks, land and natural resources)55%County taxes21%State tax money15%Fines and other4.1%Federal tax money3.3%Local tax money1.6%

What stands out

55%

of Sherman County's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

County taxes21%

Property tax
21%$4.4 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$14 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services55%

Fees for services
55%$11.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$11.2 million
  • Road charges$132 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$18 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.3%$684 thousand

State tax money15%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
15%$3.1 million

Local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
1.6%$328 thousand

Fines and other4.1%

Interest, rents and other
4.1%$859 thousand

Where it goes

Running the government and other costs52%Roads, transit and parking20%Police, fire, courts and jails18%Environment and natural resources5.0%Health and hospitals1.8%All other spending3.5%

What stands out

52%

of Sherman County's spending goes to running the government and other costs.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 23%.

Spending by category100%

Running the government and other costs
52%$7.8 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$6.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$758 thousand
  • Government buildings$670 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$201 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
20%$3.0 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.0 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
18%$2.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsCourts and legal services; police and 1 more
  • Courts and legal services$1.0 million
  • Police$1.0 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$608 thousand
Environment and natural resources
5.0%$755 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$755 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$267 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$267 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.3%$202 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$202 thousand
Housing and community development
1.2%$177 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.5%$75 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$75 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.5%$73 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$73 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Sherman County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Sherman County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.